3-Day Alpine Skills, North Wales
DEPOSIT | FULL AMOUNT £450
This course is for those going on independent alpine trips and don’t plan to use a guide. It will give you the technical skills for alpine climbing including:
Taking chest coils
Pitching, short pitching and moving together
Direct and indirect belays
Use of guide plate
Multipitch, retrievable abseils
Crevasse rescue
Tips on how to be quick and efficient and selecting suitable croutes for the conditions
Over the three days you’ll gain the skill set to prepare you for your alpine routes and get to ask lots of questions from an instructors who are experienced alpine climbers.
Rebecca has climbed the routes many routes in the Alps including the ones mentioned above. She has extensive experience climbing 4000m peaks and is one of very few people who has climbed as many as 72 (out of the 82 list) alpine 4000ers.
If you can’t find the course dates you’d like below feel free to get in contact to arrange alternative dates which suit you.
DEPOSIT | FULL AMOUNT £450
This course is for those going on independent alpine trips and don’t plan to use a guide. It will give you the technical skills for alpine climbing including:
Taking chest coils
Pitching, short pitching and moving together
Direct and indirect belays
Use of guide plate
Multipitch, retrievable abseils
Crevasse rescue
Tips on how to be quick and efficient and selecting suitable croutes for the conditions
Over the three days you’ll gain the skill set to prepare you for your alpine routes and get to ask lots of questions from an instructors who are experienced alpine climbers.
Rebecca has climbed the routes many routes in the Alps including the ones mentioned above. She has extensive experience climbing 4000m peaks and is one of very few people who has climbed as many as 72 (out of the 82 list) alpine 4000ers.
If you can’t find the course dates you’d like below feel free to get in contact to arrange alternative dates which suit you.
DEPOSIT | FULL AMOUNT £450
This course is for those going on independent alpine trips and don’t plan to use a guide. It will give you the technical skills for alpine climbing including:
Taking chest coils
Pitching, short pitching and moving together
Direct and indirect belays
Use of guide plate
Multipitch, retrievable abseils
Crevasse rescue
Tips on how to be quick and efficient and selecting suitable croutes for the conditions
Over the three days you’ll gain the skill set to prepare you for your alpine routes and get to ask lots of questions from an instructors who are experienced alpine climbers.
Rebecca has climbed the routes many routes in the Alps including the ones mentioned above. She has extensive experience climbing 4000m peaks and is one of very few people who has climbed as many as 72 (out of the 82 list) alpine 4000ers.
If you can’t find the course dates you’d like below feel free to get in contact to arrange alternative dates which suit you.
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This course is for those going on independent alpine trips and don’t plan to use a guide.
We’ll begin with talking about what experience you have and identifying the skills you need to have a successful alpine trip. We’ll then come up with a plan for how to achieve your aims over the next three days.
Technical skills for alpine climbing covered including:
Taking chest coils
Pitching, short pitching and moving together
Direct and indirect belays
Use of guide plate
Multipitch, retrievable abseils
Crevasse rescue
Tips on how to be quick and efficient and selecting suitable croutes for the conditions
Over the three days you’ll gain the skill set to prepare you for your alpine routes and get to ask lots of questions from an instructors who are experienced alpine climbers.
We aim for will long days covering a lot of terrain to prepare you, but there’ll be lots of opportunity to practise skills and ask questions on your upcoming trip.
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You need to be a trad lead climber having led trad routes (of any grade) on leader placed protection and having abseiled before.
You need to have good UK mountain fitness, able to scramble 800-100m of ascent with a bag in boots.
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You will be required to have your own boots and suitable clothing for the mountains according to the kit list supplied. You’ll also need to bring your own lunch and drink.
All ropes, climbing hardware and emergency group kit is supplied or supplement your own rack.
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This course is run at a maximum ratio of 1 instructor to 2 climbers.
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We will meet at the A5/A55 services at 8.30am on the first day of the course.
If this meeting place is difficult or very inconvenient for you please get in contact as it can be adjusted.
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For full terms and conditions please follow this link https://www.roammountains.co.uk/terms-conditions
In case of bad weather we will find relevant skills and activities at low level.
We try to stay outside but may suggest going to an indoor wall if it will provide a better learning environment. Climbing wall fees are not included.
If a participant cancels between 4 and 2 weeks before the course 50% can be refunded. If less than 2 weeks no refund is given.
We recommend taking insurance to cover unforeseen events like illness.
